Under Trump’s plan, there will be no Palestine
Trump says his ‘deal’ will create a “New Palestine”. It won’t.
Tony Burke
WebsiteTony Burke is assistant general secretary of Unite responsible for manufacturing; he writes for Left Foot Forward on manufacturing and industrial policy and workers' rights. Tony is a member of the TUC executive committee and general council, a member of the Labour Party National Policy Forum, Trade Union co-ordinator for the Morning Star newspaper and chair of the Campaign For Trade Union Freedom. As well as LFF, he contributes to Tribune, the Morning Star, The Manufacturer, the TUC's Stronger Unions website and blogs at his own Power In A Union.
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Macron’s pension reforms – which would increase the retirement age in many sectors – have been met with fierce resistance.
Brexit: Boris Johnson has got another think coming if he reckons voters will let him undermine workers’ rights
If the PM wants to keep Labour switchers on side, he’ll need to maintain and extend employment rights.
The idea of a four-day week has gone from the margins to the mainstream
It’s a policy that works, says Unite’s Tony Burke.
The system is rigged against working people – this election we can put it right
Collective bargaining will lead to higher wages and better working conditions.
Leading Democratic Presidential Candidates expected to support much greater union rights
Many of the leading candidates to be the Democratic Presidential nominee are expected to back scrapping non-compete clauses and sectoral collective barganining.
UK unions urge Johnson to condemn Turkey’s invasion of Syria
As Turkish troops advance into Kurdish held territories unions call on Johnson to condemn the invasion.
What the UK can learn from California’s new gig economy bill
The US state may have just given employee status to millions of gig economy workers.
This new pan-European campaign could put workers back at the negotiating table
Collective bargaining is key to higher pay and better working conditions – but it has been under attack across Europe.